This composer expanded his early singspiel about the romantic exploits of Peter the Great into an opera
 about Frederick the Great's flute-playing career, The North Star. This composer's time at the Prussian court
 proved crucial to the career of Richard Wagner, as he pushed for the first performances of Rienzi and The
 Flying Dutchman. Ghosts of nuns rise from coffins and dance a ballet in another of his operas, which ends
 with Bertram failing to claim his title son's soul. In addition to that first "grand opera," he also wrote about
 Valentine and Raoul's love in an opera that ends with the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. For 10 points,
 name this composer of Robert the Devil and Les Hugu
This composer expanded his early singspiel about the romantic exploits of Peter the Great into an opera
 about Frederick the Great's flute-playing career, The North Star. This composer's time at the Prussian court
 proved crucial to the career of Richard Wagner, as he pushed for the first performances of Rienzi and The
 Flying Dutchman. Ghosts of nuns rise from coffins and dance a ballet in another of his operas, which ends
 with Bertram failing to claim his title son's soul. In addition to that first "grand opera," he also wrote about
 Valentine and Raoul's love in an opera that ends with the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. For 10 points,
 name this composer of Robert the Devil and Les Huguenots.
This composer expanded his early singspiel about the romantic exploits of Peter the Great into an opera
 about Frederick the Great's flute-playing career, The North Star.
Giacomo {Meyerbeer} [or Jakob Liebmann {Meyer Beer}]